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\"It was incredibly unifying,\" she added. \"We all have our own stories, but we can all relate and feel the power in this space,\" she added. \"Hopefully that resonated when other people saw it.\"

Russell Ledet, a second-year med student at Tulane, also appeared in the photo.

\"The idea of the photo was to illustrate our presence essentially, and the history behind where we are today,\" Ledet, 33, told \"GMA.\"

We are our ancestors’ wildest dreams.✨

In the background, an original slave quarter.
In the foreground, original descendants of slaves and medical students. #whatatimetobealive #yeahwecandoboth pic.twitter.com/INOUMmc1cx

— Russell Joseph Ledet, Ph.D. (@theguywithyes) December 14, 2019

The 15 participants wore jackets from the white coat ceremony which stops at the waist, signifying they are medical students, Labat explained.

\"PHOTO:
Brian Washington Jr./Doyin Johnson
PHOTO: Medical students of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, pose in a recent photo in front of the slave quarters at The Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana.
>

Once they graduate, each person will receive a longer white coat.

\"[I'm] empowered to be with my classmates in the photo,\" student Doyin Johnson told \"GMA.\"

Labat said she credits her ancestors' resilience for her ability to pursue an education.

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